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Study Guide for Alive and Well at the End of the Day, 2nd Edition
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Study Guide for Alive and Well at the End of the Day, 2nd Edition

by Paul D. Balmert
November 2023
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
64 pages
42m
English
Wiley
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Chapter 7Recognizing Hazards and Managing Risk

While the terms hazard and risk are sometimes used interchangeably, there is a vitally important difference between them. A hazard is a source of danger; risk is the probability that the hazard will cause an event. In the case of safety, the consequences of an event can range from nothing more than a minor near‐miss to a fatality.

Safety rules are built around known hazards. Unfortunately following the rules doesn't guarantee safety, as there are plenty of ways to get hurt that fall outside the rules. For the hazards most likely to send a follower home hurt or hurting, a supervisor needs to understand what creates a hazard and know where to look for hazards, how to look, and what to look for.

Preparation Questions

  1. Most people who get hurt were very knowledgeable about the hazard that caused their injury. Why do you think that is so?
  2. Why do you think it is difficult for people to recognize the hazards most likely to send them home hurt—or hurting?
  3. In your operation, what do you think are the hazards most likely to wind up sending someone home hurt?
  4. What are the key hazard recognition and management procedures or processes that you and the members of your team regularly use and rely on to identify and manage hazards?
  5. Applying TIE—where to look for hazards—to those policies, how good a job do they do in identifying and managing all the hazards capable of getting someone hurt? What do they miss?
  6. What actions can you take as a supervisor ...
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